IFR - Infection Mortality Rate

Published: Fri, 02/05/21

 



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 February 3, 2021
IFR - Infection Mortality Rate
The severity of viral illness is rated by its infection mortality rate (IFR). Thus, the Spanish flu of the year 1918 was a world-wide pandemic. It affected one third of the world’s population killing 50 million people. In contrast, a viral pandemic that occurs every year is the common cold which affects nearly 8 billion people a year. Millions of people may die each year from complication of a cold but its IFR is miniscule. So small that most personal calculators cannot compute the fraction. I have included a chart of the infection mortality rate for well known viruses. As is evident COVID 19 has an extremely low IFR. This “pandemic” should never be compared to the Spanish flu and probably should not be compared to the common cold. Alternatively, it should be compared to the common flu because the IFRs are so close. According to the CDC yearly influenza kills 25,000 to 60,000 people. Also, according to the CDC only 6% of the reported COVID deaths should be attributed to the virus. This would calculate to roughly 12,000 deaths caused by the SARS CORONA VIRUS 2 (COVID). Even if complications were added to the death figure, COVID would still be comparable to the common flu. An interesting note is that influenza cases reported for the last week of January 2020 were 14,657 in the USA. Influenza cases reported for the last week in January 2021 was 23.  23 flu cases for the whole country! This statistic sounds fabricated unless you consider that hospitals are compensated for each COVID diagnosis. Misdiagnosis seems to be the norm not the exception.  

I love science, but I detest from the bottom of my soul the politics of science. Never in my lifetime nor in my studies of medical history have I seen a political sham as blatant as this world-wide COVID “pandemic.” 

Yes, many millions of people died in Wuhan China, also many died in Lombardy Italy, and New York City, which required drastic responses. However, all viruses are attenuated as they spread and what we are seeing now is an extremely contagious virus that has lost its bite. If you do not have symptoms of a virus and require testing to see if you have it, the virus is less virulent than the common cold.  

Science dictates that studies should have been conducted to see why the virus devastated some and did not affect others. One such study was done in Indonesia that revealed that hospital patients with low Vitamin D levels died at the rate of 98.9%, but patients with levels 30 and above of Vitamin D survived. This information should have been front page news, but the media was complacent, and many people suffered needlessly. 

Healthy children were never in danger from this virus and were never vectors. They should be in school, participating in sports, and living a happy life. Healthy people need not fear this toothless virus and should be living a normal life. There should be no restrictions on eating out, attending sports arenas, and partying. Older and unhealthy people, especially with co-morbid conditions, should quarantine realizing that all studies prior to this last year attested to the fact that no mask can stop a virus and you are putting yourself in danger in the public square. 

Do not let media and authorities scare you with reports on variant strains. Variant strains are weaker and more communicable. It is like saying I am going 95 miles per hour on the freeway and now I am going to be variant and go 97 miles per hour.  

Only your immune system can protect you from viruses. Keep it healthy by eating fresh raw produce and taking supplements, especially Vitamin D3. Liberally use Echinacea, Elderberry, and garlic. If you do nothing your chance of survival is still 99.991%.  

David Christopher is a Master Herbalist and the director of The School of Natural Healing. He also co-hosts the popular radio show "A Healthier You" and is a popular international teacher and lecturer.
 
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Berry "Midnight Chocolate"

Recipe adapted from Raw Chocolate
by Matthew Kenney and Meredith Baird

1 C. cranberries, frozen or fresh
½ C. strawberries, frozen or fresh
1 tsp. Beet powder or a small 1-inch cube of fresh beet root
2 C. coconut milk or almond milk
1 T. cacao butter
¼ C. cacao powder
¼ C. cacao nibs
¼ C. liquid sweetener
1 tsp. vanilla extract (optional)
1 T. spirulina
1-2 cups ice

Blend all the ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth.

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